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[bigpapi]

American League Championship Series
Boston Red Sox (114-48) V. California Angels (98-64)

Complete Teams Batting-(team leaders in bold)

1970 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Santo, Ron                BOS  160  .295   640  189  34   4  33   78   97    0   0  110  106  .516  .376
Smith, Reggie             BOS  145  .292   603  176  35   4  33   96   78   17   9  123   97  .527  .390
Petrocelli, Rico          BOS  148  .296   570  169  34   2  26   96   94    0   0  109  103  .500  .396
Simmons, Ted              BOS  146  .283   548  155  23   8  20   57   46    0   0   75   87  .464  .350
Money, Don                BOS  147  .278   547  152  25   1  25   67   67    1   3   80   98  .464  .357
Baylor, Don               BOS  134  .223   530  118  22   0  26   61   74   13  10   93   81  .411  .325
Conigliaro, Tony          BOS  122  .289   506  146  29   4  29   50   88    0   0   75   95  .534  .355
Foy, Joe                  BOS  114  .233   326   76  13   1   4   48   52    7   5   46   38  .316  .330
Lewis, Allan              BOS  108  .276   268   74  19   3   2   23   53   17   5   41   28  .392  .341
Killebrew, Harmon         BOS   78  .251   243   61   6   0  13   56   50    0   0   38   51  .436  .387
Lahoud, Joe               BOS   51  .256   168   43   2   0   6   30   18    0   0   30   14  .375  .369
French, Jim               BOS   44  .255    98   25   5   2   0   18    9    0   0   14    8  .347  .371
Rico, Fred                BOS   51  .301    73   22   4   1   0   10   13    0   0   15    9  .384  .388
Carlton, Steve            BOS   36  .191    68   13   1   0   0    3   20    0   0    4    6  .206  .222
Lee, Bill                 BOS   30  .154    65   10   0   0   0    2   22    0   0    3    7  .154  .176
Moeller, Joe              BOS   25  .148    54    8   0   0   0    3   19    0   0    1    3  .148  .190
Stephenson, Jerry         BOS   27  .192    52   10   0   0   0    8   18    0   0    6    4  .192  .300
Brown, Oscar              BOS   20  .255    47   12   2   0   0    3    7    0   0    6    5  .298  .294
Mayberry, John            BOS   19  .122    41    5   1   0   2    5    6    0   0    3    5  .293  .217
Hough, Charlie            BOS   20  .105    38    4   0   0   0    2   12    0   0    3    3  .105  .150
Jaster, Larry             BOS   10  .222    27    6   0   0   0    1    8    0   0    0    1  .222  .250
Muser, Tony               BOS   10  .200    15    3   1   0   0    1    0    0   0    1    1  .267  .250
Sutherland, Gary          BOS    6  .333    15    5   1   0   0    2    1    0   0    2    2  .400  .389
North, Billy              BOS    4  .154    13    2   0   0   0    2    1    1   0    1    1  .154  .267
Burroughs, Jeff           BOS    5  .231    13    3   0   0   0    1    3    0   0    1    0  .231  .286
White, Frank              BOS    3  .167     6    1   0   0   0    1    1    0   0    0    0  .167  .286
McDaniel, Lindy           BOS    0  .500     6    3   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    1    0  .500  .500
Sundberg, Jim             BOS    2  .400     5    2   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    1    0  .400  .400
York, Jim                 BOS    0  .000     5    0   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Santiago, Jose            BOS    0  .200     5    1   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .200  .200
Fingers, Rollie           BOS    0  .250     4    1   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .250  .250
Lyle, Sparky              BOS    0  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Guidry, Ron               BOS    0  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000

1970 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Fregosi, Jim              CAL  156  .302   630  190  34   5  16   61   97   13   5  100   85  .448  .364
Callison, Johnny          CAL  153  .289   602  174  34  12  35   52   97    5   6  100  123  .560  .348
Kelly, Van                CAL  159  .266   583  155  26   1   5   63   88    2   0   52   63  .340  .338
Reichardt, Rick           CAL  146  .284   545  155  21   2  29   65  114    4   7   80  105  .490  .362
Mincher, Don              CAL  149  .245   539  132  29   3  22   79  100    1   0   83   87  .432  .342
Sims, Duke                CAL  149  .262   500  131  28   0  28   82  103    2   0   71   88  .486  .369
Wallace, Don              CAL  134  .247   489  121  25   1   0   29   96   12   7   42   33  .303  .290
Silverio, Tom             CAL  137  .285   453  129  24   3  11   74   74   22   5   97   53  .424  .386
Tatum, Jarvis             CAL   86  .338   266   90  19   2   2   27   41    8   1   47   19  .447  .400
Hall, Jimmie              CAL  116  .225   253   57   8   3   7   12   50    3   0   24   36  .364  .261
Satriano, Tom             CAL   66  .256   164   42   4   0   5   14   22    0   0   18   16  .372  .318
Hunter, Catfish           CAL   40  .200   100   20   1   0   0    1   31    0   0    6    5  .210  .208
Wright, Clyde             CAL   38  .241    79   19   1   0   0    5   34    0   0   10    2  .253  .286
Perez, Marty              CAL   54  .244    78   19   1   1   0    7    7    0   0    5    9  .282  .306
Messersmith, Andy         CAL   39  .052    77    4   1   0   0    7   27    0   0    6    1  .065  .131
Blass, Steve              CAL   31  .114    70    8   0   0   0    0   23    0   0    1    2  .114  .114
Griffin, Doug             CAL   29  .194    67   13   0   0   0    5    5    1   1    5    5  .194  .250
Stubing, Moose            CAL   27  .123    57    7   1   0   1    3    9    1   0    5    4  .193  .164
Lopez, Marcelino          CAL   11  .143    21    3   0   0   0    1    8    0   0    1    1  .143  .174
Rodgers, Buck             CAL   19  .250    12    3   0   0   0    4    2    0   1    0    3  .250  .438
Hibbs, Jim                CAL    3  .333    12    4   2   0   1    2    1    0   0    3    1  .750  .429
Llenas, Winston           CAL    4  .300    10    3   2   0   0    1    1    0   0    2    0  .500  .364
Gabrielson, Len           CAL    4  .111     9    1   0   0   0    1    2    0   0    0    1  .111  .200
Pattin, Marty             CAL    1  .222     9    2   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    0    0  .222  .222
Brabender, Gene           CAL    0  .125     8    1   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .125  .125
Strohmayer, John          CAL    0  .167     6    1   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .167  .167
Burgmeier, Tom            CAL    0  .000     5    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    1    2  .000  .000
Tatum, Ken                CAL    0  .200     5    1   0   0   0    0    3    0   0    1    0  .200  .200
McGlothlin, Jim           CAL    1  .000     2    0   0   0   0    1    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .333
Shank, Harvey             CAL    0  .000     2    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Bradley, Tom              CAL    1  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000

[bigpapi]

American League Championship Series
Boston Red Sox (114-48) V. California Angels (98-64)

Complete Team Pitching Stats-(team leaders in bold)

1970 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Fingers, Rollie           BOS   89.2  2.11   72   0   8   6   7   64   25  8.93
Lyle, Sparky              BOS   70.0  2.44   64   0   8   0  47   55   23  9.90
McDaniel, Lindy           BOS   66.1  2.71   53   0   6   2   2   45   24 10.85
Jaster, Larry             BOS  119.0  2.72   40  10   8   1   1   65   40 10.82
Lee, Bill                 BOS  217.0  2.86   30  30  14   4   0   92   51 10.58
Forsch, Ken               BOS    3.0  3.00    3   0   0   0   0    1    1 12.00
Stephenson, Jerry         BOS  163.2  3.24   27  27  16   5   0  133   63 12.81
Moeller, Joe              BOS  159.2  3.61   25  25  13   3   0   91   49 12.01
York, Jim                 BOS   82.1  3.83   58   0   5   4   0   63   24 11.48
Carlton, Steve            BOS  222.2  4.12   36  36  16  14   0  172   91 12.21
Santiago, Jose            BOS   52.2  4.61   29   0   3   0   0   29   30 14.70
Hough, Charlie            BOS  122.2  4.70   20  20   9   5   0   82   44 12.40
Brett, Ken                BOS   13.1  6.08    9   0   1   0   0    6    4 14.85
Guidry, Ron               BOS    6.0  7.50    3   0   0   1   0    4    4 18.00

1970 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Weaver, Jim               CAL    5.0  1.80    2   0   1   0   0    5    0  5.40
Pattin, Marty             CAL   69.2  2.33   41   1   6   4   0   42   21 10.85
Lopez, Marcelino          CAL   71.1  2.65   11  11   7   3   0   60   27 11.23
Burgmeier, Tom            CAL   95.2  2.73   62   0   4   0  10   59   37 11.67
Kealey, Steve             CAL   42.2  2.95   39   0   3   6  24   31   20 11.39
Tatum, Ken                CAL   90.1  2.99   72   0   8   3   8   60   31 10.96
Bradley, Tom              CAL    6.0  3.00    1   1   0   1   0    5    1  7.50
Hunter, Catfish           CAL  279.2  3.19   40  40  21   9   0  173   78 11.17
Brabender, Gene           CAL   54.2  3.29   32   0   0   1   3   35   33 12.84
Strohmayer, John          CAL   45.2  3.55   27   0   1   1   0   46   13 11.04
Wright, Clyde             CAL  243.0  3.56   38  38  18  10   0  112   79 11.48
Blass, Steve              CAL  198.2  3.85   31  31  12  11   0  126   93 12.37
Messersmith, Andy         CAL  243.1  3.88   39  39  15  11   0  165  101 11.24
McGlothlin, Jim           CAL   11.0  7.36    4   1   1   1   0    4    5 17.18
Shank, Harvey             CAL    9.2  9.31    4   0   1   2   0    4    5 21.41

[bigpapi]

National League Championship Series
Los Angeles Dodgers (100-62) V. Philadelphia Phillies (90-72)

Complete Team Batting-(team leaders in bold)

1970 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Davis, Willie             LAD  155  .300   667  200  43   8  16   37   86   39  20  111   70  .460  .338
Lefebvre, Jim             LAD  156  .308   590  182  41   1  23   61   88    1   1   87  108  .498  .374
Garvey, Steve             LAD  147  .295   570  168  23   3  25   41   76    7   1   85  103  .477  .343
Bailey, Bob               LAD  156  .277   567  157  25   2  22   81  103    5  10  107   79  .444  .369
Fairly, Ron               LAD  155  .274   548  150  20   0  19   88   75    3   3  104   68  .414  .376
Alou, Felipe              LAD  136  .315   416  131  20   3  21   23   51    3   3   60   97  .529  .348
Stinson, Bob              LAD  133  .244   402   98   9   0   2   46   66    1   2   39   38  .281  .326
Cardenas, Leo             LAD  107  .276   392  108  24   3   9   13   66    3   6   38   54  .421  .306
Johnstone, Jay            LAD   72  .309   282   87  13   1  10   21   39    5   7   46   35  .468  .358
Harrelson, Bud            LAD   53  .230   178   41   5   1   0   20   41    7   2   24   13  .270  .312
Helms, Tommy              LAD   58  .317   139   44   9   0   0    9    9    2   1   20   14  .381  .356
Paepke, Dennis            LAD   51  .254   114   29   4   0   0    4   23    0   0    9   13  .289  .277
Hickman, Jim              LAD   77  .248   109   27   2   1   8   16   16    0   0   13   24  .505  .341
Drysdale, Don             LAD   38  .180    89   16   1   0   0    5   32    0   0   11    7  .191  .221
Sutton, Don               LAD   40  .170    88   15   0   0   0    6   23    0   0    4    4  .170  .221
Reid, Scott               LAD   28  .174    69   12   2   3   1    7   15    2   1    9    6  .333  .250
Scott, George             LAD   72  .294    68   20   3   1   2    3    6    0   1    5   24  .456  .319
Geiger, Gary              LAD   61  .182    66   12   1   0   2   10   14    1   1   12    5  .288  .289
Singer, Bill              LAD   38  .211    57   12   0   0   0    4   21    0   0    1    6  .211  .262
Fairey, Jim               LAD   15  .229    48   11   1   1   0    2    9    0   1    3    6  .292  .255
Osteen, Claude            LAD   19  .178    45    8   0   0   0    5   15    0   0    4    2  .178  .260
Monbouquette, Bill        LAD   20  .079    38    3   0   0   0    1   18    0   0    2    1  .079  .103
Campanis, Jim             LAD   20  .120    25    3   0   0   0    1    7    0   0    2    1  .120  .185
Sizemore, Ted             LAD    4  .467    15    7   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    2    2  .467  .467
Billingham, Jack          LAD    7  .000    13    0   0   0   0    0    7    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Alcaraz, Luis             LAD    4  .333    12    4   2   1   0    0    2    0   0    3    3  .667  .333
Stanley, Fred             LAD    3  .286     7    2   0   0   0    3    1    0   0    2    1  .286  .500
Vance, Sandy              LAD    0  .000     4    0   0   0   0    0    3    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Moore, Gary               LAD    3  .000     3    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Cey, Ron                  LAD    5  .333     3    1   0   0   0    2    0    0   0    0    1  .333  .600
Lachemann, Marcel         LAD    0  .333     3    1   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .333  .333
Fitzmorris, Al            LAD    0  .333     3    1   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    0    0  .333  .333
Perranoski, Ron           LAD    0  .500     2    1   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    1    0  .500  .500
Miller, Bob               LAD    0  .000     2    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Lamb, Ray                 LAD    0  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000

1970 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Kessinger, Don            PHI  160  .254   642  163  25   7   0   57   74   13  18   76   49  .315  .321
Mota, Manny               PHI  143  .264   546  144  23   7   3   37   68    4   5   68   39  .348  .316
Johnson, Deron            PHI  156  .254   544  138  29   2  25   59  123    1   3   77   99  .452  .327
Jones, Dalton             PHI  150  .299   536  160  37   5   7   43   75    5   1   57   68  .425  .352
Briggs, Johnny            PHI  162  .303   528  160  27  10  34  124  109    8   8  114  101  .585  .433
Linz, Phil                PHI  150  .248   513  127  33   0   0   35   70    7   4   46   44  .312  .300
Allen, Dick               PHI  132  .292   507  148  37   7  32   80  122    9   6   95  108  .582  .389
Pavletich, Don            PHI  112  .232   396   92  13   3   8   50   75    0   1   50   56  .341  .316
Gonzalez, Tony            PHI  118  .229   192   44   7   1   2   15   33    3   1   23   24  .307  .286
Tartabull, Jose           PHI   49  .238   151   36   8   2   0   18   16    8   7   21   10  .318  .318
Harmon, Terry             PHI   71  .267   135   36   4   1   0   17   20    3   2   16    9  .311  .355
Lis, Joe                  PHI   30  .299    97   29   1   0   2   11   20    2   0   10   12  .371  .376
Compton, Mike             PHI   46  .247    93   23   5   0   1    5   17    0   0   10   11  .333  .290
Parrilla, Sam             PHI   90  .365    85   31   5   1   4   13   14    3   1   13   35  .588  .449
Coker, Jimmie             PHI   27  .269    78   21   4   1   0    8   13    0   2    4    8  .346  .333
Short, Chris              PHI   37  .153    59    9   0   0   0    0   21    1   0    4    6  .153  .153
Wine, Bobby               PHI   29  .211    57   12   2   1   0    4   13    0   0    4    4  .281  .262
Jackson, Larry            PHI   28  .167    54    9   0   0   0    2   19    0   0    4    1  .167  .196
Wise, Rick                PHI   23  .308    52   16   1   0   0    5   12    0   0    5    5  .327  .368
Ellsworth, Dick           PHI   29  .100    50    5   0   0   0    3   24    0   0    2    1  .100  .151
Ramos, Pedro              PHI   21  .182    44    8   1   0   0    1   12    0   0    5    0  .205  .200
Lock, Don                 PHI   26  .186    43    8   2   1   0   10   15    0   0    8    5  .279  .340
Bell, Gary                PHI   16  .143    28    4   0   0   0    1   13    0   0    0    1  .143  .172
Briles, Nelson            PHI    7  .267    15    4   0   0   0    0    4    0   0    0    1  .267  .267
Johnson, Jerry            PHI    0  .091    11    1   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .091  .091
Cox, Bobby                PHI    6  .111     9    1   0   0   0    3    2    1   1    2    2  .111  .308
Barry, Rich               PHI    8  .143     7    1   0   0   1    1    1    0   0    1    3  .571  .250
Jackson, Grant            PHI    0  .143     7    1   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    1    0  .143  .143
Raffo, Al                 PHI    0  .143     7    1   0   0   0    0    3    0   0    1    0  .143  .143
Wilson, Bill              PHI    0  .000     6    0   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Waslewski, Gary           PHI    0  .000     4    0   0   0   0    1    2    0   0    0    0  .000  .200
Narum, Buster             PHI    1  .333     3    1   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    0    0  .333  .333
Reams, Leroy              PHI    2  .000     2    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Doyle, Denny              PHI    4  .500     2    1   0   0   0    0    0    1   0    1    0  .500  .500
Wagner, Gary              PHI    0  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Bowa, Larry               PHI    4  .000     0    0   0   0   0    1    0    1   0    1    0  .000 1.000

[bigpapi]

National League Championship Series
Los Angeles Dodgers (100-62) V. Philadelphia Phillies (90-72)

Complete Team Pitching-(team leaders in bold)

1970 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Brubaker, Bruce           LAD    3.0  0.00    2   0   0   0   1    2    1 12.00
Miller, Bob               LAD   95.0  1.80   60   0   3   6   2   49   29  8.34
Lamb, Ray                 LAD   44.0  2.25   33   0   2   1   1   27   16  8.59
Perranoski, Ron           LAD   43.1  2.28   46   0   3   4  28   19   13  9.55
Monbouquette, Bill        LAD  134.0  2.69   20  20  12   7   0   84   35  9.87
Lachemann, Marcel         LAD  111.1  2.83   81   0   9   6   9   63   39 11.56
Osteen, Claude            LAD  139.1  2.91   19  19  10   3   0   69   36  9.88
Fitzmorris, Al            LAD   13.0  3.46    5   0   0   0   0    4    6 15.23
Sutton, Don               LAD  263.2  3.48   40  40  22   8   0  192   79 11.16
Vance, Sandy              LAD   53.2  3.52   28   0   0   0   3   32   12 10.23
Drysdale, Don             LAD  255.2  3.77   38  38  21  11   0  196   64 10.56
Billingham, Jack          LAD   63.2  4.24   24   7   4   2   0   33   27 12.30
Singer, Bill              LAD  219.1  4.55   38  38  14  14   0  159   92 12.47

1970 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Nagy, Mike                PHI    1.2  0.00    1   0   0   0   0    2    0  0.00
Jackson, Mike             PHI    2.0  0.00    1   0   0   0   0    2    0  0.00
Narum, Buster             PHI   27.0  2.00   12   1   3   0   0   18   10 10.00
Raffo, Al                 PHI  117.1  2.53   70   0   6   0   3   75   47 12.50
Johnson, Jerry            PHI   88.0  2.97   44   0   5   3   2   54   36 10.74
Wise, Rick                PHI  157.1  3.15   23  23  11   2   0   84   43 11.50
Ramos, Pedro              PHI  135.0  3.20   21  21  10   6   0   80   45 11.73
Wilson, Bill              PHI   93.1  3.28   72   0  10   7   9   60   47 12.15
Jackson, Grant            PHI   72.0  3.38   41   0   2   2   2   53   15 11.00
Briles, Nelson            PHI   47.2  3.59   10   7   4   2   1   25   21 13.03
Jackson, Larry            PHI  168.1  3.64   28  28   9   8   0   85   41 12.40
Ellsworth, Dick           PHI  172.1  3.81   29  29  11  10   0  105   44 10.60
Bell, Gary                PHI   97.2  3.87   17  16   5   4   0   62   44 12.16
Wagner, Gary              PHI   52.2  4.27   49   0   3  10  28   34   27 15.21
Short, Chris              PHI  203.0  4.70   37  37   8  14   0  151   74 12.99
Waslewski, Gary           PHI   37.0  5.35   21   0   3   4   0   22   14 12.16

[bigpapi]

ALCS Boston Red Sox (114-48) at California Angels (98-64)

Game One-
Tony Conigliaro hit a pair of homeruns, and three Red Sox pitchers combined to scatter 10 hits as Boston won Game 1, 6-4.

Boston Red Sox at California Angels
October 11, 1970

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2    6  9  0
        Angels (CAL) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1    4 10  2

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         5  2  0  2  0  0  0  0    .292
J. Lahoud (CF)        5  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .256
T. Conigliaro (RF)    5  3  0  2  2  3  1  0    .289
R. Petrocelli (SS)    4  2  1  1  0  0  0  0    .296
R. Santo (3B)         3  1  2  0  0  1  1  0    .295
D. Money (2B)         2  0  1  0  0  1  0  0    .278
D. Baylor (LF)        3  0  0  0  0  1  1  0    .223
T. Simmons (C)        4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .283
B. Lee (P)            2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .154
 J. Foy (P)           0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .233
 R. Fingers (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .250
 O. Brown (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .255
 S. Lyle (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               34  9  5  6  2  6  6  0

   2B:  R. Smith, T. Conigliaro
   HR:  T. Conigliaro 2
   GIDP:  R. Smith, D. Money

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
          B. Lee  6.0  5  2  1  3  3  0  71   2.86
      R. Fingers  2.0  3  1  0  0  0  3  44   2.11
         S. Lyle  1.0  2  0  0  1  1  0  19   2.44
          TOTALS  9.0 10  3  1  4  4  3 134

CALIFORNIA           ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Tatum (CF)         4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .338
J. Fregosi (SS)       4  3  1  2  0  1  1  0    .302
J. Callison (RF)      5  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .289
R. Reichardt (LF)     4  2  0  1  1  2  0  0    .284
D. Mincher (1B)       4  1  0  0  0  1  1  0    .245
D. Sims (C)           4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .262
V. Kelly (3B)         2  1  1  0  0  0  0  0    .266
 J. Hall (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .225
 M. Perez (P)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .244
D. Griffin (2B)       4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .194
C. Hunter (P)         2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .200
 J. Strohmayer (P)    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .167
 T. Silverio (P)      1  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .285
TOTALS               35 10  3  4  1  4  3  0

   2B:  D. Mincher, T. Silverio
   HR:  R. Reichardt
   GIDP:  C. Hunter

      CALIFORNIA   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       C. Hunter  7.1  6  5  1  4  4  4 134   3.19
   J. Strohmayer  1.2  3  0  1  2  2  2  27   3.55
          TOTALS  9.0  9  5  2  6  6  6 161

     WP: R. Fingers
     LP: C. Hunter
     SV: S. Lyle

     Temperature: 58F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 43,202
     Time: 2:52

Game Two-
Rick Riechardt went 4-4 with 2 RBI, and Andy Messersmith pitched 8 innings, allowing just 2 unearned runs as the Angels tied the series at 1 with a 4-2 win.

Boston Red Sox at California Angels
October 12, 1970

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0    2  4  0
        Angels (CAL) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 x    4 12  3

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .292
J. Lahoud (CF)        3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .256
T. Conigliaro (RF)    4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .289
R. Petrocelli (SS)    4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .296
R. Santo (3B)         4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .295
D. Money (2B)         4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .278
D. Baylor (LF)        3  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .223
T. Simmons (C)        4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .283
J. Stephenson (P)     0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .192
 G. Sutherland (P)    1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .333
 L. Jaster (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .222
 A. Lewis (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .276
 J. York (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               32  4  2  2  0  0  4  0

   GIDP:  T. Conigliaro

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
   J. Stephenson  4.0  8  1  0  2  2  3  89   3.24
       L. Jaster  3.0  4  1  0  2  2  0  52   2.72
         J. York  1.0  0  1  0  0  0  1  15   3.83
          TOTALS  8.0 12  3  0  4  4  4 156

CALIFORNIA           ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
T. Silverio (CF)      5  2  0  1  0  0  0  1    .285
J. Fregosi (SS)       4  1  1  1  0  1  2  0    .302
J. Callison (RF)      5  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .289
R. Reichardt (LF)     4  4  0  0  0  2  0  0    .284
D. Mincher (1B)       2  0  2  0  0  0  0  0    .245
D. Sims (C)           4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .262
V. Kelly (3B)         4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .266
D. Griffin (2B)       4  1  0  1  0  0  0  1    .194
A. Messersmith (P)    3  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .052
 T. Satriano (P)      1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .256
 S. Kealey (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               36 12  3  4  0  4  4  2

   2B:  D. Griffin, R. Reichardt

      CALIFORNIA   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
  A. Messersmith  8.0  4  1  0  2  0  4 123   3.88
       S. Kealey  1.0  0  1  0  0  0  0  17   2.95
          TOTALS  9.0  4  2  0  2  0  4 140

     WP: A. Messersmith
     LP: J. Stephenson
     SV: S. Kealey

     Temperature: 56F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 43,202
     Time: 3:21

Game Three-
Don Baylor and Joe Foy each drove in a pair of runs, and Rico Petrocelli hit a solo HR as Boston moved within one game of their first World Series since 1946 with a 7-6 victory.

California Angels at Boston Red Sox
October 14, 1970

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Angels (CAL) 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1    6 10  1
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 x    7 17  1

CALIFORNIA           ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Tatum (CF)         5  1  0  0  0  1  1  0    .338
J. Fregosi (SS)       4  1  1  1  0  0  1  0    .302
J. Callison (RF)      5  2  0  1  0  1  1  0    .289
R. Reichardt (LF)     4  2  0  2  1  2  0  0    .284
D. Mincher (1B)       4  1  1  0  0  0  2  1    .245
D. Sims (C)           3  1  0  1  1  2  1  0    .262
V. Kelly (3B)         4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .266
D. Griffin (2B)       3  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .194
 J. Hall (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .225
 T. Satriano (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .256
C. Wright (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .241
 G. Brabender (P)     0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .125
 T. Silverio (P)      1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .285
 K. Tatum (P)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .200
 M. Perez (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .244
 T. Burgmeier (P)     0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               36 10  2  6  2  6  7  1

   2B:  D. Mincher, J. Fregosi, J. Callison 2, T. Silverio
   HR:  D. Sims, R. Reichardt
   HBP:  R. Reichardt

      CALIFORNIA   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       C. Wright  3.0 11  1  1  6  6  1  62   3.56
    G. Brabender  2.0  2  2  0  0  0  1  37   3.29
        K. Tatum  2.0  3  1  0  1  1  1  38   2.99
    T. Burgmeier  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  14   2.73
          TOTALS  8.0 17  4  1  7  7  3 151

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         4  4  1  2  0  0  0  0    .292
T. Simmons (C)        5  2  0  0  0  1  0  0    .283
T. Conigliaro (RF)    4  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .289
R. Petrocelli (SS)    5  2  0  3  1  1  0  0    .296
D. Baylor (LF)        3  3  1  1  0  2  0  0    .223
D. Money (2B)         4  1  1  0  0  0  0  0    .278
J. Foy (3B)           4  2  0  0  0  2  0  0    .233
J. Lahoud (CF)        4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .256
S. Carlton (P)        3  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .191
 J. York (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 A. Lewis (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .276
 R. Fingers (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .250
 S. Lyle (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               37 17  4  7  1  6  3  0

   HR:  R. Petrocelli
   HBP:  D. Baylor
   GIDP:  T. Conigliaro, J. Foy, T. Simmons, D. Money, R. Petrocelli

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      S. Carlton  6.0  7  2  0  4  4  4 125   4.12
         J. York  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  1  17   3.83
      R. Fingers  1.0  1  0  1  1  1  1  19   2.11
         S. Lyle  1.0  1  0  1  1  1  1  18   2.44
          TOTALS  9.0 10  2  2  6  6  7 179

     WP: S. Carlton
     LP: C. Wright
     SV: S. Lyle

     Temperature: 44F
     Wind: 5 MPH (left to right)
     Attendance: 33,375
     Time: 3:10

Rest of the series next!

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ALCS California Angels at Boston Red Sox

Game Four-
Steve Blass pitched a no hitter for 8 2/3 innings, only to be broken up by a solid single to center by Reggie Smith in the 9th inning. Blass came back to strike out Joe Lahoud to end the game and tied the series up a 2 games as California blanked Boston 6-0.

California Angels at Boston Red Sox
October 15, 1970

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Angels (CAL) 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0    6 10  0
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    0  1  0

CALIFORNIA           ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Tatum (CF)         5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .338
J. Fregosi (SS)       4  2  0  2  1  3  1  0    .302
J. Callison (RF)      4  2  0  2  1  1  0  0    .289
R. Reichardt (LF)     4  3  0  0  0  1  0  0    .284
D. Mincher (1B)       2  0  1  0  0  1  0  0    .245
D. Sims (C)           4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .262
V. Kelly (3B)         4  2  0  1  0  0  0  1    .266
D. Griffin (2B)       4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .194
S. Blass (P)          4  1  0  1  0  0  2  0    .114
TOTALS               35 10  1  6  2  6  6  1

   2B:  J. Callison
   HR:  J. Fregosi, J. Callison
   GIDP:  D. Sims

      CALIFORNIA   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        S. Blass  9.0  1  3  0  0  0  4 134   3.85
          TOTALS  9.0  1  3  0  0  0  4 134

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .292
J. Lahoud (CF)        4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .256
T. Conigliaro (RF)    3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .289
R. Petrocelli (SS)    3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .296
J. Foy (3B)           2  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .233
D. Money (2B)         2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .278
D. Baylor (LF)        3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .223
T. Simmons (C)        2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .283
B. Lee (P)            1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .154
 A. Lewis (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .276
 J. Santiago (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .200
 O. Brown (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .255
TOTALS               26  1  3  0  0  0  4  0

   GIDP:  D. Baylor, O. Brown

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
          B. Lee  6.0  7  0  1  5  5  2  71   2.86
     J. Santiago  3.0  3  1  1  1  1  4  51   4.61
          TOTALS  9.0 10  1  2  6  6  6 122

     WP: S. Blass
     LP: B. Lee

     Temperature: 45F
     Wind: 9 MPH (out to left)
     Attendance: 33,375
     Time: 2:27

Game Five-
The Boston Red Sox move to their first World Series since 1946, as the bullpen once again came through, pitching 5 shutout innings, allowing just 3 hits and Reggie Smith and Joe Lahoud each drove in a pair of runs as Boston beat California 5-3. Tony Conigliaro was named ALCS MVP after hitting 6-21 (.286 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

California Angels at Boston Red Sox
October 16, 1970

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Angels (CAL) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0    3  6  0
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 x    5 13  0

CALIFORNIA           ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
T. Silverio (CF)      5  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .285
J. Fregosi (SS)       3  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .302
J. Callison (RF)      3  1  1  1  0  0  0  1    .289
R. Reichardt (LF)     4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .284
D. Mincher (1B)       2  0  2  1  0  0  1  0    .245
D. Sims (C)           3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .262
V. Kelly (3B)         4  1  0  0  0  2  1  0    .266
D. Griffin (2B)       4  2  0  0  0  1  0  0    .194
M. Lopez (P)          2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .143
 K. Tatum (P)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .200
 T. Burgmeier (P)     1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 J. Tatum (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .338
TOTALS               32  6  5  3  0  3  7  1

   2B:  J. Fregosi
   GIDP:  D. Sims

      CALIFORNIA   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        M. Lopez  5.0  8  5  0  2  2  6 125   2.65
        K. Tatum  0.2  3  2  0  3  3  0  31   2.99
    T. Burgmeier  2.1  2  0  0  0  0  0  26   2.73
          TOTALS  8.0 13  7  0  5  5  6 182

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         5  1  0  0  0  2  2  0    .292
T. Simmons (C)        5  3  0  1  0  0  0  0    .283
T. Conigliaro (RF)    5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .289
R. Petrocelli (SS)    3  1  2  1  0  0  1  0    .296
R. Santo (3B)         5  4  0  1  0  0  0  0    .295
D. Baylor (LF)        2  1  2  1  0  1  0  0    .223
D. Money (2B)         4  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .278
J. Lahoud (CF)        3  1  1  0  0  2  1  0    .256
J. Stephenson (P)     1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .192
 A. Lewis (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .276
 J. York (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 J. Foy (P)           0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .233
 L. Jaster (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .222
 R. Fingers (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .250
 S. Lyle (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               35 13  7  5  0  5  6  0

   2B:  T. Conigliaro, T. Simmons
   GIDP:  D. Money

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
   J. Stephenson  4.0  3  4  0  3  3  3  79   3.24
         J. York  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  12   3.83
       L. Jaster  2.0  2  0  0  0  0  2  31   2.72
      R. Fingers  1.0  0  1  0  0  0  2  16   2.11
         S. Lyle  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  12   2.44
          TOTALS  9.0  6  5  0  3  3  7 150

     WP: L. Jaster
     LP: K. Tatum
     SV: S. Lyle

     Temperature: 42F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 33,375
     Time: 3:38

The Red Sox will face off against the Los Angeles Dodgers who survived the Phillies in 5 games. Don Sutton was named NLCS MVP after pitching 2 complete games, going 1-1 with a 1.50 ERA in 18 innings he had a 19/2 K/BB ratio.

Next will be game by game recaps of the 1970 World Series!!

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1970 World Series Boston Red Sox (114-48) V. Los Angeles Dodgers (100-62)

Game One-
Willie Davis went 3-4 with a double, triple, HR and 4 RBI as Los Angeles blasted Bill Lee and the Red Sox 8-2.

Los Angeles Dodgers at Boston Red Sox
October 22, 1970

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Dodgers (LAD) 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1    8  8  0
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0    2  5  1

LOS ANGELES          ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
B. Harrelson (SS)     4  0  1  1  0  0  2  0    .230
W. Davis (CF)         4  3  1  3  1  4  0  0    .300
J. Lefebvre (2B)      4  1  1  0  0  1  2  0    .308
S. Garvey (1B)        5  1  0  1  1  2  0  0    .295
B. Bailey (3B)        4  1  1  1  0  0  1  0    .277
R. Fairly (RF)        4  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .274
J. Johnstone (LF)     3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .309
B. Stinson (C)        3  0  1  1  0  0  1  0    .244
C. Osteen (P)         3  0  0  0  0  1  0  0    .178
TOTALS               34  8  6  8  2  8  7  0

   2B:  W. Davis, R. Fairly
   3B:  W. Davis
   HR:  S. Garvey, W. Davis
   GIDP:  S. Garvey

     LOS ANGELES   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       C. Osteen  9.0  5  6  1  2  2  6 136   2.91
          TOTALS  9.0  5  6  1  2  2  6 136

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         3  1  1  0  0  0  0  0    .292
T. Simmons (C)        4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .283
T. Conigliaro (RF)    3  2  1  1  0  0  0  0    .289
R. Petrocelli (SS)    2  0  2  0  0  0  1  0    .296
R. Santo (3B)         4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .295
D. Baylor (LF)        4  2  0  1  1  2  1  0    .223
D. Money (2B)         3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .278
J. Lahoud (CF)        3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .256
B. Lee (P)            1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .154
 J. Santiago (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .200
 G. Sutherland (P)    1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .333
 J. Moeller (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .148
TOTALS               28  5  6  2  1  2  6  0

   2B:  R. Smith, T. Conigliaro
   HR:  D. Baylor
   GIDP:  R. Santo 2, J. Lahoud

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
          B. Lee  4.0  7  4  1  7  7  4  72   2.86
     J. Santiago  3.0  0  1  0  0  0  2  45   4.61
      J. Moeller  2.0  1  1  1  1  1  1  27   3.61
          TOTALS  9.0  8  6  2  8  8  7 144
  
WP: C. Osteen
     LP: B. Lee

     Temperature: 44F
     Wind: 3 MPH (in from left)
     Attendance: 33,375
     Time: 2:42

Game Two-
Don Money hit a 2 run HR and Jerry Stephenson pitched 6 innings of 1 run ball, and survived 7 walks as Boston tied the World Series at 1 with a 4-1 victory.

Los Angeles Dodgers at Boston Red Sox
October 23, 1970

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Dodgers (LAD) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    1  5  1
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 x    4  7  1

LOS ANGELES          ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
B. Harrelson (SS)     5  1  0  0  0  0  1  1    .230
W. Davis (CF)         5  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .300
J. Lefebvre (2B)      3  0  2  0  0  0  1  0    .308
S. Garvey (1B)        3  0  1  1  0  0  1  1    .295
B. Bailey (3B)        2  2  2  0  0  1  0  2    .277
R. Fairly (RF)        4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .274
J. Johnstone (LF)     3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .309
B. Stinson (C)        3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .244
D. Sutton (P)         0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .170
 G. Geiger (P)        1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .182
 R. Lamb (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 T. Helms (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .317
 B. Miller (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 F. Alou (P)          1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .315
TOTALS               31  5  8  1  0  1  9  4

   3B:  B. Harrelson
   GIDP:  B. Stinson, J. Lefebvre

     LOS ANGELES   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       D. Sutton  4.0  5  2  1  4  2  5  91   3.48
         R. Lamb  2.0  1  0  0  0  0  1  23   2.25
       B. Miller  2.0  1  1  0  0  0  0  34   1.80
          TOTALS  8.0  7  3  1  4  2  6 148

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         4  3  0  0  0  1  1  0    .292
J. Lahoud (CF)        3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .256
T. Conigliaro (RF)    3  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .289
R. Petrocelli (SS)    3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .296
R. Santo (3B)         4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .295
D. Money (2B)         4  1  0  2  1  2  0  0    .278
D. Baylor (LF)        2  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .223
T. Simmons (C)        3  0  0  0  0  1  0  0    .283
J. Stephenson (P)     2  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .192
 L. McDaniel (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .500
 T. Muser (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .200
 R. Fingers (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .250
 S. Lyle (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               29  7  3  4  1  4  6  0

   2B:  D. Baylor
   HR:  D. Money
   HBP:  D. Baylor
   GIDP:  R. Santo, T. Simmons, J. Lahoud

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
   J. Stephenson  6.0  2  7  0  1  1  7 113   3.24
     L. McDaniel  1.0  1  1  0  0  0  1  20   2.71
      R. Fingers  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  19   2.11
         S. Lyle  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  1  14   2.44
          TOTALS  9.0  5  8  0  1  1  9 166

     WP: J. Stephenson
     LP: D. Sutton
     SV: S. Lyle

     Temperature: 42F
     Wind: 3 MPH (out to left)
     Attendance: 33,375
     Time: 3:27

Game Three-
Bob Bailey homered and drove in 5, and Jim Lefevbre had 3 hits and 5 more RBI as the Dodgers destroyed Red Sox pitching to the tune of 15 runs and 19 hits in a 15-6 win.

Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers
October 25, 1970

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5    6  9  0
       Dodgers (LAD) 2 5 0 4 0 0 0 4 x   15 19  1

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         4  1  1  1  0  0  1  0    .292
J. Lahoud (CF)        4  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .256
T. Conigliaro (RF)    4  1  1  1  0  1  2  0    .289
R. Petrocelli (SS)    4  0  1  1  0  0  2  0    .296
R. Santo (3B)         5  4  0  1  1  4  0  0    .295
D. Money (2B)         4  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .278
D. Baylor (LF)        5  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .223
T. Simmons (C)        3  1  1  1  1  1  0  0    .283
S. Carlton (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .191
 L. Jaster (P)        1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .222
 J. Foy (P)           1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .233
 J. Santiago (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .200
 T. Muser (P)         1  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .200
TOTALS               36  9  7  6  2  6  9  0

   2B:  R. Smith, T. Conigliaro, D. Money
   HR:  R. Santo, T. Simmons
   GIDP:  T. Simmons

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      S. Carlton  1.1  6  2  0  6  6  1  45   4.12
       L. Jaster  3.2  6  5  2  5  5  2  80   2.72
     J. Santiago  3.0  7  0  0  4  4  2  58   4.61
          TOTALS  8.0 19  7  2 15 15  5 183

LOS ANGELES          ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
B. Harrelson (SS)     4  2  2  3  0  0  1  0    .230
W. Davis (CF)         4  3  2  3  0  0  0  0    .300
J. Lefebvre (2B)      4  3  1  2  0  5  1  0    .308
S. Garvey (1B)        5  2  1  2  1  3  0  0    .295
B. Bailey (3B)        4  3  1  1  1  5  0  0    .277
R. Fairly (RF)        5  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .274
J. Johnstone (LF)     5  1  0  1  0  1  3  0    .309
B. Stinson (C)        5  3  0  2  0  0  0  0    .244
D. Drysdale (P)       3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .180
 F. Alou (P)          0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0    .315
 R. Lamb (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 S. Vance (P)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               39 19  7 15  2 15  5  0

   2B:  J. Johnstone, R. Fairly
   HR:  S. Garvey, B. Bailey
   GIDP:  R. Fairly

     LOS ANGELES   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
     D. Drysdale  8.0  6  5  1  1  1  7 134   3.77
         R. Lamb  0.2  3  2  1  4  4  1  32   2.25
        S. Vance  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  1   6   3.52
          TOTALS  9.0  9  7  2  5  5  9 172

     WP: D. Drysdale
     LP: S. Carlton

     Temperature: 61F
     Wind: 3 MPH (in from right)
     Attendance: 56,000
     Time: 3:35

The rest of the World Series is next!

[bigpapi]

Game Four-
Steve Garvey drove in Willie Davis in the bottom of the 9th inning moving the Dodgers within one game of the World Championship with a 4-3 victory over the Red Sox.

Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers
October 26, 1970

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1    3 10  3
       Dodgers (LAD) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1    4  8  0

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         5  4  0  0  0  2  0  1    .292
T. Simmons (C)        5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .283
T. Conigliaro (RF)    4  1  0  1  1  1  1  0    .289
R. Petrocelli (SS)    3  2  1  0  0  0  0  0    .296
R. Santo (3B)         4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .295
D. Baylor (LF)        4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .223
D. Money (2B)         4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .278
J. Lahoud (CF)        2  0  1  1  0  0  0  0    .256
 A. Lewis (P)         1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .276
B. Lee (P)            2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .154
 J. Foy (P)           1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .233
 J. York (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 O. Brown (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .255
 R. Fingers (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .250
TOTALS               36 10  2  3  1  3  4  1

   2B:  R. Petrocelli 2
   HR:  T. Conigliaro
   GIDP:  R. Santo

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
          B. Lee  6.0  6  1  0  2  2  4  94   2.86
         J. York  2.0  1  1  0  1  1  0  32   3.83
      R. Fingers  0.2  1  1  0  1  1  1  16   2.11
          TOTALS  8.2  8  3  0  4  4  5 142

LOS ANGELES          ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
B. Harrelson (SS)     5  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .230
W. Davis (CF)         4  0  1  1  0  0  1  1    .300
J. Lefebvre (2B)      5  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .308
S. Garvey (1B)        5  2  0  0  0  1  0  0    .295
B. Bailey (3B)        3  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .277
R. Fairly (RF)        2  1  1  0  0  0  0  0    .274
J. Johnstone (LF)     4  2  0  1  0  1  0  0    .309
B. Stinson (C)        4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .244
C. Osteen (P)         3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .178
 F. Alou (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .315
 R. Perranoski (P)    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .500
TOTALS               36  8  3  4  0  2  5  1

   2B:  J. Johnstone

     LOS ANGELES   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       C. Osteen  8.0  7  2  1  2  2  3 122   2.91
   R. Perranoski  1.0  3  0  0  1  1  1  19   2.28
          TOTALS  9.0 10  2  1  3  3  4 141

     WP: R. Perranoski
     LP: R. Fingers

     Temperature: 56F
     Wind: 8 MPH (right to left)
     Attendance: 56,000
     Time: 2:47

Game Five-
Once again, the Red Sox pitching was exposed by the Dodgers offense as Los Angeles, behind HR's by Jim Lefevbre, Jay Johnston and Felipe Alou throttled Boston by a score of 11-5 giving Los Angeles the World Series title!! Bob Bailey was named World Series MVP going 8-19 with a HR and 6 RBI.

Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers
October 27, 1970

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3    5  8  0
       Dodgers (LAD) 1 0 0 4 0 1 4 1 x   11 14  0

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         4  1  1  2  0  0  0  0    .292
J. Lahoud (CF)        5  1  0  0  0  1  2  0    .256
T. Conigliaro (RF)    4  2  0  2  2  4  0  0    .289
R. Petrocelli (SS)    4  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .296
R. Santo (3B)         2  1  2  0  0  0  0  0    .295
D. Money (2B)         4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .278
D. Baylor (LF)        3  1  1  0  0  0  0  0    .223
T. Simmons (C)        4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .283
J. Stephenson (P)     1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .192
 S. Lyle (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 A. Lewis (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .276
 R. Fingers (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .250
 T. Muser (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .200
 L. McDaniel (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .500
 J. York (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 J. Foy (P)           1  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .233
TOTALS               34  8  5  5  2  5  5  0

   2B:  J. Lahoud
   HR:  T. Conigliaro 2
   HBP:  T. Conigliaro
   GIDP:  T. Simmons

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
   J. Stephenson  3.0  5  3  0  5  5  5  65   3.24
         S. Lyle  1.0  0  2  0  0  0  1  25   2.44
      R. Fingers  2.0  4  1  0  1  1  2  40   2.11
     L. McDaniel  1.1  5  1  3  5  5  3  39   2.71
         J. York  0.2  0  0  0  0  0  0   7   3.83
          TOTALS  8.0 14  7  3 11 11 11 176

LOS ANGELES          ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
B. Harrelson (SS)     5  1  0  1  0  0  2  0    .230
W. Davis (CF)         5  2  0  2  0  1  2  0    .300
J. Lefebvre (2B)      4  3  1  2  1  4  1  0    .308
S. Garvey (1B)        3  2  2  1  0  1  0  0    .295
B. Bailey (3B)        4  1  1  1  0  0  2  0    .277
R. Fairly (RF)        4  0  1  1  0  0  1  0    .274
J. Johnstone (LF)     5  3  0  2  1  3  1  0    .309
B. Stinson (C)        4  1  1  0  0  0  2  0    .244
B. Singer (P)         2  0  1  0  0  1  0  0    .211
 F. Alou (P)          1  1  0  1  1  1  0  0    .315
 S. Vance (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               38 14  7 11  3 11 11  0

   2B:  W. Davis
   3B:  J. Lefebvre
   HR:  J. Lefebvre, J. Johnstone, F. Alou

     LOS ANGELES   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       B. Singer  7.0  5  4  1  2  2  4 129   4.55
        S. Vance  2.0  3  1  1  2  2  1  42   3.52
          TOTALS  9.0  8  5  2  4  4  5 171

     WP: B. Singer
     LP: J. Stephenson

     Temperature: 58F
     Wind: 10 MPH (out to right)
     Attendance: 56,000
     Time: 3:31

Los Angeles Dodgers 1970 World Champions!!!

Up next are offseason moves (Arbitration, contract re-newels, Free Agency, and League Leaders)!!!!

[bigpapi]

1970 League Batting Leaders-

AL BA: George Foster (CLE) .336, Manny Sanguillen (BAL) .331, Roberto Clemente (MIL) .324
NL BA: Richie Hebner (PIT) .336, Tim McCarver (STL) .335, Rico Carty (ATL) .327

AL HR's: George Foster (CLE) 44, Rick Monday (OAK) 43, Reggie Jackson (OAK) 41
NL HR's: Darrell Evans (ATL) 47, Hank Aaron (ATL) 41, Johnny Briggs (PHI) 34

AL RBI's: Tony Oliva (MIN) 129, George Foster (CLE) 125, Johnny Callison (CAL) 123
NL RBI's: Tony Perez (CIN) 114, Jim Ray Hart (STL) 111, Darrell Evans (ATL) 109

AL Doubles: Pete Ward (CHI) 41, Tony Oliva (MIN) 39, Jim Qualls (KC) 38
NL Doubles: Willie Davis (LA) 43, Pete Rose (CIN) 41, Jim Lefevbre (LA) 41

AL Triples: Johnny Callison (CAL) 12, Horace Clarke (NY) 11, Manny Sanguillen (BAL) Roberto Clemente (MIL) 10
NL Triples: Al Oliver (PIT) 11, Johnny Briggs (PHI) 10, Joe Morgan (HOU) 9

AL Hits: Pete Ward (CHI) 192, Jim Fregosi (CAL) 190, Roy White (NY) 190
NL Hits: Pete Rose (CIN) 205, Willie Davis (LA) 200, Tito Fuentes (SF) 196

AL HBP: Don Baylor (BOS) 21, Al Ferrara (DET) 11, Mack Jones (MIN) 11
NL HBP: Ron Hunt (CHI) 12, Pete Rose (CIN) 9, Greg Goossen (NY) 9

AL OBP: Reggie Jackson (OAK) .445, George Foster (CLE) .427, Carl Yastrzemski (MIL) .409
NL OBP: Johnny Briggs (PHI) .433, Jimmy Wynn (HOU) .404, Darrell Evans (ATL) .400

AL SLG: George Foster (CLE) .632, Rick Monday (OAK) .605, Reggie Jackson (OAK) .591
NL SLG: Johnny Briggs (PHI) .585, Dick Allen (PHI) .582, Hank Aaron (ATL) .567

AL OPS: George Foster (CLE) 1.059, Reggie Jackson (OAK) 1.036, Rick Monday (OAK) 1.000
NL OPS: Johnny Briggs (PHI) 1.018, Dick Allen (PHI) .971, Darrell Evans (ATL) .958

AL Runs: Reggie Jackson (OAK) 128, Rick Monday (OAK) 124, Reggie Smith (BOS) 123
NL Runs: Pete Rose (CIN) 118, Johnny Briggs (PHI) 114, Willie Davis (111)

AL Sacrifices: Luis Aparicio (WAS) 19, Wes Parker (MIL) 17, Hal Lanier (MIL) 17
NL Sacrifices: AL Weis (NY) 28, Mark Belanger (MON) 23, Sandy Alomar (NY) 19

AL Steals: Bert Campaneris (OAK) 49, Luis Aparicio (WAS) 47, Adolpho Phillips (MIL) 36
NL Steals: Freddie Patek (PIT) 56, Joe Morgan (HOU) 49, Willie Davis (LA) 39

AL Strikeouts: Reggie Jackson (OAK) 144, Tommie Agee (CHI) 124, Ike Brown (DET) 120
NL Strikeouts: Bobby Bonds (SF) 129, Willie Stargell (STL) 129, Deron Johnson (PHI) 123

AL Walks: Reggie Jackson (OAK) 133, Reggie Smith (BOS) 96, Rico Petrocelli (BOS) 96
NL Walks: Darrell Evans (ATL) 124, Johnny Briggs (PHI) 124, Joe Morgan (HOU) 118

Pitching Stats are up next!

[bigpapi]

1970 League Pitching Leaders-

AL Wins: Jim Palmer (BAL) 24, Gary Peters (CHI) 24, Catfish Hunter (CAL) 21
NL Wins: Gaylord Perry (SF) 23, Don Sutton (LA) 22, Don Drysdale (LA) 21

AL Losses: Keith Vance (KC) 24, Jerry Reuss (WAS) 19, Carl Morton (WAS) 19
NL Losses: Bert Blyleven (MON) 21, Hank Fischer (NY) 18, 4 tied at 17

AL ERA: Jim Palmer (BAL) 2.66, Bill Lee (BOS) 2.86, Gary Peters (CHI) 2.89
NL ERA: Gaylord Perry (SF) 2.51, Fergie Jenkins (CHI) 3.02, Jack Fisher (NY) 3.06

AL IP's: Catfish Hunter (CAL) 279.2, Jim Palmer (BAL) 274.0, Jerry Reuss (WAS) 269.1
NL IP's: Gaylord Perry (SF) 297.1, Dock Ellis (PIT) 275.1, Don Sutton (LA) 263.2

AL Strikeouts: Gary Peters (CHI) 204, Dave Boswell (MIN) 200, Mickey Lolich (DET) 199
NL Strikeouts: Gaylord Perry (SF) 206, Fergie Jenkins (CHI) 203, Don Drysdale (LA) 196

AL Complete Games: Jim Palmer (BAL) 10, Mel Stottlemyre (NY) 10, Catfish Hunter (CAL) 8
NL Complete Games: Derek Pritchard (MON) 16, Gaylord Perry (SF) 12, Juan Marichal (SF) 10

AL Shutouts: Jim Palmer (BAL) 7, Milt Pappas (MIL) 5, Mickey Lolich (DET) 4
NL Shutouts: Gaylord Perry (SF) 6, Don Sutton (LA) 4, 6 tied with 3

AL Appearances: Rich Folkers (MIL) 82, Jerry Crider (MIN) 79, Daryl Patterson (DET) 74
NL Appearances: Marcel Lachemann (LA) 81, Frank Reberger (CHI) 78, Tom Hilgendorf (STL) 77

AL HR's Allowed: Juan Pizarro (MIL) 34, Pat Dobson (DET) 31, Joe Coleman (WAS) 31
NL HR's Allowed: Fergie Jenkins (CHI) 31, Bert Blyleven (MON) 30, Pete Richert (ATL) 29

AL Saves: Sparky Lyle (BOS) 47, Dennis Higgins (CHI) 27, Steve Kealey (CAL) 24
NL Saves: Horacio Pina (ATL) 29, Ron Perranoski (LA) 28, Gary Wagner (PHI) 28

Up next are Post Season Awards!

[bigpapi]

1970 Post Season Awards:

AL Gold Gloves:
P-Clyde Wright (CAL)
C-Ted Simmons (BOS)
1B-Joe Pepitone (NY)
2B-Davey Johnson (BAL)
3B-Brooks Robinson (BAL)
SS-Horace Clarke (NY)
OF-Johnny Callison (CAL)
OF-George Foster (CLE)
OF-Pete Ward (CHI)

AL Rookie of the Year:
Don Baylor (BOS) .223 26-81 13 steals

AL Cy Young:
Jim Palmer (BAL) 24-10 2.66 274 IP 166 K

AL MVP:
Reggie Jackson (OAK) .313 41-119 133 BB

NL Gold Gloves:
P-Bruce Houston (MON)
C-Tim McCarver (STL)
1B-Steve Garvey (LA)
2B-Bill Mazeroski (PIT)
3B-Don Wert (NY)
SS-Don Kessinger (PHI)
OF-Amos Otis (NY)
OF-Russ Snyder (MON)
OF-Ron Fairly (LA)

NL Rookie of the Year:
Joe Ferguson (MON) .261 13-44

NL Cy Young:
Gaylord Perry (SF) 23-9 2.51 297.1 IP 206 K

NL MVP:
Johnny Briggs (PHI) .303 34-101 124 BB 10 triples

Up next are the Free Agent signings, Arbitration signings, and Off-Season Trades!

[bigpapi]

1970 Off-Season Contract News:

We only had one decision to make this offseason and it regarded Joe Foy. He was asking for $250,000 in arbitration, and if the past couple years were any indication, he was going to get it. Due to this, we decided to finally bite the bullet and sign Foy to a long term deal that totalled 3 years worth $202,000 per year. Foy is instrumental to our success being able to play every infield position. He also provides depth should we not re-sign Ron Santo after the '71 season.


Off-Season Trade News:

This is where we made the biggest splash. It was clear after the World Series that we just did not have an ace, and I wasn't comfortable with any of my starters to close the opposition down when it mattered. Bill Lee is solid, but he's a number 2 at best, so our goal was to fix this. We made two blockbuster deals this offseason to shore up the starting rotation. First we sent C Jim Sundberg, P Craig Swan, and P Jerry Stephenson to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for P Dock Ellis. The Pirates were not going to be able to re-sign Ellis after this year so we pounced. Ellis was only 14-18 last year, but threw over 270 innings and lead the majors in starts with 44. He is only 25 and should spearhead the rotation for years to come. Stephenson was tough to give up as he was finally coming into his own, going 16-5 last year, but was very erratic and Steve Carlton is farther along in his development.

The 2nd move we made involved a team from our own division. We tested the waters to see what the need was for Rollie Fingers, and while doing this, we found out that the Tigers were shopping Denny McClain. After long discussions, the deal was struck. McClain was sent to Boston, along with $200,000 in exchange for P Joe Moeller and P Ken Forsch. McClain was 14-11 4.51 last year, but again he threw over 255 innings, while striking out 196 and walking only 90. He slides into the 3 slot behind Bill Lee. Forsch was tough to give up after acquiring him last year in the Lonborg deal, but in the end, you have to give talent to get it. He is only 27 and is signed through 1973.

Off-Season Free Agent News:

The biggest splash this offseason was made by the Montreal Expos as they sign OF Hank Aaron away from the Atlanta Braves. He gives the Expos an instant threat in the middle of their lineup, and to go along with their young pitching, Montreal could be on the brink. The deal calls for Aaron to be paid $380,000 per year for the next 3 years. Below are the rest of the major signings during the offseason:

Jim O'Toole (CHI) 3 years/$244,000 per
Tom Seaver (NYM) 2 years/$253,000 per
Jack Fisher (NYM) 4 years/$226,600 per
Joe Pepitone (NYY) 4 years/$228,600 per
Norm Cash (PHI) 3 years/$350,000 per
Al Kaline (NYY) 3 years/$350,000 per
Donn Clendenon (DET) 3 years/$336,000 per
Mark Belanger (MON) 4 years/$211,000 per
Dick Deitz (HOU) 3 years/$230,000 per
Tommy Davis (KC) 4 years/$170,000 per
Fred Beene (CHI AL) 2 years/$322,000 per
Don Nottebart (PHI) 3 years/$290,000 per
Mike Cuellar (PHI) 3 years/$280,000 per
Bob Gibson (PHI) 3 years/$264,000 per
Jim Perry (PIT) 2 years/$245,000 per
Fritz Peterson (PIT) 2 years/$206,000 per

During Spring Training, we came to terms with 3 of our vital pieces. First we signed Tony Conigliaro to a 5 year extention worth $305,000 per year. Tony C. is the heart and soul of this team, and we needed to keep him on board. Second, we signed newly acquired Dock Ellis to a 4 year deal worth $295,000 per year, which will lock him up until he is 29. Last we tied up SS Rico Petrocelli to a 6 year contract worth $320,000 per year, which includes a no trade clause. We have no SS prospects in the system, so it was key to sign Rico and keep him happy.

Up next will be team by team previews of the 1971 season!!

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1971 American League East Team Previews:

Baltimore Orioles (projected record 95-67)
Offense-Led by the ageless Frank Robinson (.287 31-104) and the young Paul Blair (.282 22-100). Manny Sanguillen (.331 1-61) handles the catching duties and supplies a high average bat.

Pitching-3 time Cy Young winner Jim Palmer (24-10 2.66) leads this pitching staff. Woodie Fryman (9-2 3.77 after coming from Pittsburgh), and Wally Bunker (14-11 3.66) add depth.

Boston Red Sox (projected record 93-69)
Offense-A very consistent offense lead by Rico Petrocelli (.296 26-103), Tony Conigliaro (.289 29-95), and Ron Santo (.295 33-106). Reggie Smith (.292 33-97) sets the table for all of them.

Pitching-Much improved rotation led by new acquisitions Dock Ellis (14-18 4.12) and Denny McClain (14-11 4.51). Bill Lee (14-4 2.86) is the best of the returnees. Sparky Lyle (8-0 2.44 47/54 in save chances) approaches the all time save record.

Detroit Tigers (projected record 89-73)
Offense-Took a big hit with the loss of Al Kaline and Norm Cash, but they are powered by Willie Horton (.306 31-108) and Al Ferrara (.323 30-120). Dick McAuliffe (.261 12-44) comes back from an injury plagued season.

Pitching-Mickey Lolich (13-14 3.66) is the ace of this staff and he gets help from newcomer Joe Moeller (13-3 3.61) and Pat Dobson (12-11 4.26). Fred Gladding (6-10 4.85 24/30 in save chances) is solid as closer.

New York Yankees (projected 80-82)
Offense-Al Kaline (.292 24-90) provides pop as the new acquistion. Other leaders are Joe Pepitone (.291 27-101), Roy White (.314 12-97), and 34 year old Frank Howard (.251 22-91).

Pitching-Mel Stottlemyre (16-9 3.76) is the unquestioned ace of this team. Jim Bouton (2-8 4.22) regressed from his 20-7 2.24 line in 1969. Al Downing (3-4 3.83) in limited action last year due to injury.

Washington Senators (projected 71-91)
Offense-Below average lineup lead by Bobby Tolan (.279 13-70 27 steals) and Roger Repoz (.231 16-55). Tony Horton (.295 24-95) supplies the most pop at firstbase.

Pitching-Excellent young pitching staff consisting of Jerry Reuss (14-19 5.08), Carl Morton (10-19 4.78), Joe Coleman (8-15 5.52) and rookie J.R. Richard (15-4 2.66 in AA).

Cleveland Indians (projected 62-100)
Offense-Discussion starts and ends with George Foster (.336 44-125). He doesn't get much help, but the help he does get comes from Frank Baker (.227 15-66) and Jack Hiatt (.327 10-51).

Pitching-3 solid starters that haven't put it all together yet in Steve Hargan (9-17 4.59), Jerry Koosman (8-17 5.90), and Tom Kelley (8-10 4.21). Closer Phil Hennigan (2-4 4.25 14/15 in save chances) leads a solid bullpen.

American League West:

California Angels (projected record 94-68)
Offense-Teriffic middle of the order lead by Johnny Callison (.289 35-123), Rick Reichardt (.284 29-105), Jim Fregosi (.302 16-85), and Don Mincher (.245 22-85). Duke Sims (.262 28-88) handles the catching duties.

Pitching-Solid 1-3 in Catfish Hunter (21-9 3.19), Andy Messersmith (15-11 3.88), and Clyde Wright (18-10 3.56) go along with the up and coming Marcelino Lopez (7-3 2.65), and a bullpen that had a group ERA of under 3.00 last year.

Chicago White Sox (projected record 93-69)
Offense-Tommie Agee (.285 39-121), Bill Melton (.290 29-114), and Jim Northrup (.313 34-123) provide a killer 3-4-5 in the heart of the lineup. Pete Ward (.302 27-74 42 doubles) leads off.

Pitching-Gary Peters (24-4 2.89) had a career year. Complimenting him is Tommy John (14-13 3.72), knuckleballer Wilbur Wood (13-9 3.36) and Jim O'Toole (14-14 4.17). Dennis Higgins (3-7 4.82 27/32 in save chances) finishes up games.

Minnesota Twins (projected record 87-75)
Offense-Tony Oliva (.309 27-109) leads this offense that has it's table set by Rod Carew (.296 6-83), Zoilo Versailles (.321 8-55), and Mack Jones (.252 29-54).

Pitching-Dave Boswell (11-13 4.06) is the only Twins pitcher with more than 10 wins. Jim McAndrew (9-14 3.87) will start on Opening Day but isn't anything special. Jim Merritt (6-9 5.72) could be special if he can harness his stuff.

Oakland A's (projected record 84-78)
Offense-The best 1-2 punch in baseball resides in Oakland in Reggie Jackson (.314 41-119), and Rick Monday (.283 43-119), They get alot of help from Sal Bando (.282 26-110),and Ken Harrelson (.280 27-101).

Pitching-An average pitching staff is lead by Jim Nash (13-11 3.86), Dennis Ribant (14-12 4.43), and Blue Moon Odom (8-7 4.28). Fred Newman (10-7 3.56) came over in the Catfish Hunter deal and hasn't lived up to expectations.

Milwaukee Brewers (projected record 76-86)
Offense-Carl Yastrzemski (.322 29-106) puts up numbers year after year and shows no signs of slowing down. He is helped by Roberto Clemente (.324 16-95) approaches 3000 hits. Adolpho Phillips (.249 15-47 39 steals) leads off.

Pitching-Milt Pappas (15-9 3.28) and Tug McGraw (11-11 3.37) spearhead this pitching staff. The bullpen is lead by Rich Folkers (9-16 5.17), and Larry Maxie (4-4 3.18) who succeeds despite below average stuff.

Kansas City Royals (projected record 47-115)
Offense-Improving offense lead by Tommy McCraw (.283 19-76) and the 39 year old Eddie Mathews (..265 24-86) who is closing in on 600 HR's. Jim Qualls (.268 6-54 38 doubles) is maturing into a solid leadoff hitter.

Pitching-Jonah Stickles (10-19 4.50) has matured into the Kansas City ace. He gets a little help from George Brunet (7-11 5.74), Peter Gardner (4-14 6.35) and Joe Hoerner (5-2 4.28 15 saves).

Up next are the team by team previews of the National League!!

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National League East:

Chicago Cubs (projected record 89-73)
Offense-6 players hit between 10-19 homeruns last year lead by Billy Williams (.296 18-96), Bob Chance (.263 19-59), Ed Kirkpatrick (.229 16-56), and Ken McMullen (.259 14-73).

Pitching-On paper, the best staff in the National League is lead by Ken Holtzman (15-12 3.49), Fergie Jenkins (15-7 3.02), Ray Culp (17-10 3.34), and Luis Tiant (9-4 2.22). Bullpen spearheaded by closer Don Shaw (3-5 11 saves).

Philadelphia Phillies (projected record 89-73)
Offense-Offense features 3 30 homerun guys in MVP Johnny Briggs (.303 34-101), Dick Allen (.292 32-108), and new acquistion Norm Cash (.293 30-87). Deron Johnson (.254 25-99) provides extra pop.

Pitching-Completely revamped pitching staff lead by former Cardinal Bob Gibson (9-12 4.12). He gets help from other new signees, Mike Cuellar (9-7 3.19), and Don Nottebart (7-14 3.81). Rick Wise (11-2 3.15) and Dick Ellsworth (11-10 3.81) round out the rotation.

New York Mets (projected record 88-74)
Offense-Amos Otis (.269 22-84 30 steals) leads the offense. He gets help from youngster Ken Singleton (.269 8-54), Ed Kranepool (.288 16-74), and Don Wert (.227 14-54).

Pitching-3 Mets pitchers threw over 200 innings last year, Tom Seaver (11-15 3.93), Bob Shaw (13-11 3.71), and Hank Fischer (10-18 4.69). Jack Fisher (10-10 3.06) fills out the rotation.

St. Louis Cardinals (projected record 85-78)

Offense-3 big bats power the offense, Willie McCovey (.270 28-85), Jim Ray Hart (.283 29-111), and Orlando Cepeda (.300 25-102). C Tim McCarver (.335 15-84) finished 2nd in hitting last year.

Pitching-Mike Torrez (16-10 3.29) and Paul Splitorff (10-12 4.11) lead a below average rotation. The bullpen is solid, lead by Wayne Granger (8-5 2.98 26 saves) and Tom Hilgendorf (10-4 2.78)

Montreal Expos (projected 64-98)
Offense-Hank Aaron (.282 41-106) travels north of the border to lead the Expo attack. He gets assistance from Tom Paciorek (.277 18-70), ROY Joe Ferguson (.261 13-44), and Joe Hague (.219 16-58)

Pitching-Improving rotation includes Derek Pritchard (11-17 4.46), Steve Arlin (8-13 4.44), Bruce Houston (8-17 4.61) and Bert Blyleven (7-21 5.44). Jim Bunning (13-12 4.55) provides veteran leadership.

Pittsburgh Pirates (projected record 48-114)
Offense-1-5 is very solid with Freddie Patek (.279 4-43 53 steals), Gene Clines (.319 0-34), Al Oliver (.296 14-92), Richie Hebner (.336 23-96), and Bill Mazeroski (.293 15-69).

Pitching-Patchwork rotation headed by former Yankee Fritz Peterson (11-10 4.83), Jim Perry (15-6 3.45), and Billy O'Dell (6-14 (6.87). Jerry Stephenson (16-5 3.24) rounds out the rotation.

National League West:

Los Angeles Dodgers (projected 100-62)
Offense-3 regulars hit over .300 for this lineup, Willie Davis (.300 16-70), Jay Johnstone (.309 10-35), and Jim Lefebvre (.308 23-108). Steve Garvey (.295 25-103) supplies the power.

Pitching-Teriffic 1-4 rotation with Don Drysdale (21-11 3.77) closing in on 300 wins, Don Sutton (21-8 3.48), Claude Osteen (10-3 2.91) and Bill Singer (14-14 4.55). Ron Perranoski (3-4 2.28 28 saves) anchors the bullpen.

San Fransisco Giants (projected 98-64)
Offense-Willie Mays (.295 29-94) approaches Babe Ruth and history. He his helped by Willie McCovey (.279 25-93), Bobby Bonds (.253 23080 36 steals) and Tito Fuentes (.323 7-59) leads off.

Pitching-3 time Cy Young winner Gaylord Perry (23-9 2.51) is the ace. He is supported by the ageless Juan Marichal (18-17 4.16), Dick Bosman (13-12 3.99) and Sam McDowell (8-3 3.18) who missed most of last year with an injury.

Atlanta Braves (projected record 94-68)
Offense-Youngster Darrell Evans (.267 47-109) leads a potent offense which includes Joe Torre (.322 25-83), Cito Gaston (.317 31-103), and Rico Carty (.327 32-86).

Pitching-Knuckleballer Phil Niekro (20-7 3.52), Wade Blasingame (11-7 3.86), and Pete Richert (17-5 4.01) lead the rotation. They get help from Horatio Pina (2-5 2.55 29 saves) solidifies the back of the rotation.

Houston Astros (projected record 87-75)
Offense-Jimmy Wynn (.290 27-102) is the main power threat. He gets help from leadoff hitter and future godawful announcer Joe Morgan (.246 17-54), Rusty Staub (.269 15-95), and Bob Watson (.280 13-83).

Pitching-Very solid starting rotation lead by Larry Dierker (14-17 3.45), former Red Sox Jim Lonborg (13-9 3.52), Don Wilson (11-10 4.40), and youngster Chris Zachary (5-2 4.16). Tom Dukes (6-4 3.56 23 saves) closes out games.

Cincinnati Reds (projected record 73-89)
Offense-Art Shamsky (.301 31-101) had a career year, but this offense goes as Tony Perez (.289 29-114), and Vada Pinson (.305 6-40) who missed half the year with injuries. Pete Rose (.303 12-94) lights a fire under this offense from the top of the lineup.

Pitching-A very weak pitching staff is lead by Gary Nolan (8-13 4.91). He gets a little help from youngster Ross Grimsley (2-1 7.14), Sammy Ellis (3-8 4.27), and John O'Donoghue (6-7 5.25). The bullpen isn't much better with Dan McGinn (3-1 3.10 16 saves) the best option.

San Diego Padres (projected record 55-107)
Offense-Willie Crawford (.288 9-63) is the most consistent talent. He gets help from Joe Rudi (.266 7-48) who will finally move into the starting lineup. Bill Sudakis (.204 15-49) supplies power despite a low average. Vic Davalillo (.280 4-38) is the leadoff hitter.

Pitching-Earl Wilson (11-6 3.20) is the new ace after coming over from Houston. The rest of the rotation consists of Joe Gast (7-14 4.96), Marco Margues 98-16 4.95), and Camilo Pascual (4-15 4.76). Ron Willis (3-7 3.08 20 saves) is the closer for a 3rd straight year.

Up next is the Opening Day Roster for the 1971 Boston Red Sox!!

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1971 American League Champion Boston Red Sox

Starting Lineup
1B-Reggie Smith (93/95)
CF-Joe Lahoud (80/95)
RF-Tony Conigliaro (86/93)
SS-Rico Petrocelli (94)
3B-Ron Santo (93)
2B-Don Money (89/93)
LF-Don Baylor (89/95)
C-Ted Simmons (83/96)

Bench
3B-Harmon Killebrew (73)
IF-Joe Foy (83)
C-Jim French (76)
OF-Oscar Brown (78/91)
1B-Tony Muser (77/82)
LF-Allan Lewis (76)

Starting Rotation
Dock Ellis (93)
Bill Lee (88)
Denny McClain (88/90)
Steve Carlton (84/88)
Charlie Hough (88/94)

Bullpen
Closer-Sparky Lyle (90/92)
Setup-Rollie Fingers (89/90)
Short-Lindy McDaniel (82)
Short-Jim York (84/86)
Middle-Larry Jaster (79)
Long-Ken Brett (75)

Leading off the 1971 season is a 3 game set at home against the Oakland A's followed by a 3 game set in Kansas City to face the Royals.